General Information
| Course Code | L_ETBAALG002 |
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| Credits | 3 EC |
| Period | P2 |
| Course Level | 200 |
| Language of Tuition | English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Humanities |
| Course Coordinator | dr. L.M. Rupp |
| Examiner | dr. L.M. Rupp |
| Teaching Staff |
dr. L.M. Rupp |
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Part of programme(s)
Bachelor
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Practical Information
You need to register for this course yourself. The (de)registration deadlines can be found on VU.nl
| Teaching Methods | Seminar, Lecture |
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Target audiences
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Course Objective
Knowledge: You will be able to describe the most common difficulties in English pronunciation.
Application: You will be able to analyse different English accents with respect to these pronunciation features, including your own.
Attitude: You are able to present a well-informed view of the nature of different English accents and you appreciate diversity in English.
Communication: You are able to explain the potential impact of particular pronunciation features on the intelligibility and credibility of an accent.
Learning skills: You are able to adapt features in your own English pronunciation according to the English accent that you wish to develop. You are also able to help and support others regarding their English pronunciation.
Course Content
We will set goals for the English accent that you wish to develop both at a professional and at a personal level. We will analyse the most common difficulties in English pronunciation and the effects that these difficulties may (inadvertently) have on the intelligibility and credibility of your accent. We will also take account of the role of pronunciation features in identity construction. You will conduct exercises, practise ear-training and be given tools that help you analyse English pronunciation features. You will work on features in your own English accent accordingly.
Additional Information Teaching Methods
Weekly lectures (1,5 hours) and seminars (1,5 hours).Method of Assessment
Two recordings of your own pronunciation. The second recording will be graded (100%) according to the progress that you have made in relation to your first recording. To successfully complete the course, students should score a grade of ≥5,5.
80% attendance and submission of all of the course work by the set deadlines is conditional for being awarded a grade for the second recording.
Literature
The pronunciation module is supported by online audio and video materials (https://english-pronunciation.weebly.com).
Additional Information Target Audience
2nd year students English Literature and Society and exchange students (non-native speakers of English). Native speakers are welcome if they wish to develop a particular accent in addition to their own.
Additional Information
Literature and Society students who are native speakers of English AND/OR have completed their secondary education in an English-speaking country, OR have applied and been granted an exemption for the Pronunciation module take the Presentation (L_ETBAALG009) module instead of Pronunciation.